VIENTIANE – The Lao Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Department of Livestock and Fisheries recently reported an H5N1…
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Casualties in raging Chile forest fires now at 88 at least
BOGOTA, Colombia – At least 99 people have been killed and 1,600 have been left homeless by…
Undue hike in early teen pregnancies alarms authorities
The Commission on Population and Development (CPD) has called for heightened vigilance against adolescent pregnancies noted in its monitor records for young…
On Love and Lent
By Gladys Serafica DARAGA, Albay – In case you haven’t checked your February 2024 calendar yet,…
LandBank’s agri dev’t loans post double-digit growth in ’23
State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) said its loans to agriculture and rural development recorded double-digit growth…
BPI pioneers consumer loans for ‘green solutions’
MANILA – The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is pioneering the country’s consumer loan for “green”…
IPOPHL to provide patent services to Brunei’s IP office
MANILA – The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) will be providing patent services to Brunei…
Coast Guard uses solar power for northern Negros lighthouse station
BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has harnessed and now uses solar power to…
OCD: No direct damage so far from Mayon’s phreatic eruption
LEGAZPI CITY – The Office of Civil Defense in Bicol (OCD-5) on Monday said no direct damage…
50 NorMin women entrepreneurs undergo ‘digital transformation’ training
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Fifty women-entrepreneurs in the Northern Mindanao region were chosen to undergo a “digital…